Networked Computing for the 21st Century CIC R&D Programs

	Committee on Technology CIC R&D Subcommittee National Coordination Office (NCO) for CIC Federal Information Services and Applications Council (FISAC) Buy American Report Outreach
Committee on Technology	In FY 1998, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) realigned its structure into five new NSTC Committees, including the Committee on Technology (CT). The CT oversees the activities of seven technology R&D Subcommittees, including the Subcommittee on Computing, Information, and Communications (CIC) R&D.   The purpose of the CT is to advise and assist the NSTC to increase the overall effectiveness and productivity of Federal technology R&D efforts. The CT -- which encompasses the activities of the former Committee on Computing, Information, and Communications; the Committee on Technological Innovation; and the Committee on Transportation R&D -- will address national policy matters that cut across agency boundaries and provide a formal mechanism for interagency policy coordination and development of balanced and comprehensive technology R&D programs. The Committee will advise the Directors of OSTP and OMB on technology R&D budget crosscuts and priorities.
Subcommittee on Computing, Information, and Communications R&D	The Subcommittee on CIC R&D is one of the CT's seven subcommittees and consists of representatives from each of the twelve agencies that participate in the Federal CIC R&D programs. The Subcommittee and its Executive Committee work with the agencies to plan, budget, implement, and review the multi-agency CIC programs, helping to shape the Nation's 21st century information infrastructure.   The Subcommittee has five Working Groups that meet regularly to coordinate activities, discuss new initiatives, and address specific programmatic objectives. These Working Groups are associated with the five Program Component Areas (PCAs) of the CIC R&D programs: High End Computing and Computation; Large Scale Networking; Human centered Systems; High Confidence Systems; and Education, Training, and Human Resources. The FY 1998 accomplishments and FY 1999 plans for the PCA Working Groups are highlighted in this book.
National Coordination Office (NCO) for CIC	The NCO facilitates multi-agency CIC R&D activities, such as the preparation of planning, budget, and assessment documents and the development of inter-agency CIC programs, and supports the activities of the Presidential Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet. The NCO Director, who reports to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President, serves as the chair of the Subcommittee on CIC R&D.   The NCO and the CIC R&D Subcommittee meet frequently with representatives from Congress; Federal, state and local organizations; industry; academia; professional societies; foreign organizations; and others to exchange technical and programmatic information about CIC needs, issues, and trends. For example, during FY 1998, the NCO and the CIC R&D Subcommittee's LSN Working Group sponsored "Netamorphosis," a three-day demonstration to help educate members of Congress and the public about Federal CIC R&D programs such as the Next Generation Internet initiative. Also, in FY 1997, a delegation from the U.S., including the NCO Director and representatives from CIC agencies, visited St. Petersburg, Russia, and briefed Russian officials on CIC R&D.
Federal Information Services and Applications Council (FISAC)	FISAC, which reports to the CIC R&D Subcommittee, was created to 1) stimulate and foster the migration of technology from the information technologies R&D community to government application missions and information services communities, and 2) identify challenges from applications to the information technologies research and development (R&D) community. FISA Council activities are conducted through Interagency Working Groups in the areas of Crisis Management, Federal Statistics, Next Generation Internet, Universal Access, and Information Security. With membership across the Federal agencies, and in collaboration with the Government Information Technology Services (GITS) Board, the FISA Council is initiating multi-agency studies and workshops, encouraging pilot projects, and providing an information exchange among members.
Buy American Report	Congress requires information concerning non-U.S. high performance computing and communications funding activities.   In FY 1998, DARPA was the only CIC R&D agency that entered into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or cooperative research and development agreements for CIC R&D with either (1) a company other than a company that is either incorporated or located in the U.S. and that has majority ownership by individuals who are citizens of the U.S., or (2) an educational institution or nonprofit institution located outside the U.S. DARPA funded an award related to HECC and LSN to the University of Warwick (United Kingdom) in the amount of $165,796.   In FY 1998, no CIC R&D procurement exceeds $1 million for unmanufactured articles, materials, or supplies mined or produced outside the U.S., or for manufactured articles, materials, or supplies other than those manufactured in the U.S. substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the U.S.
Outreach	The NCO responds to thousands of information requests from Congressional offices, industry, academia, and the public each year. To fulfill these requests, the NCO provides print and video materials and maintains Web servers that include all NCO publications since 1994; information on the CIC R&D Subcommittee and the organizations that report to it; the Presidential Advisory Committee; the Next Generation Internet initiative; Congressional testimonies; links to the servers of participating agencies; and other related information.   In FY 1998, the NCO produced a video entitled "Advanced Networking: Connecting to the Future" in cooperation with the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development. The video highlights recent and potential advancements in large scale networking through Federal and non-Federal projects such as the Next Generation Internet and Internet2.   Several CIC R&D agencies and the NCO also participated in SC97, a national conference focusing on networking, distributed computing, data-intensive applications, supercomputing, scalable computing, and other emerging technologies that push the frontiers of computing, communications, and computational science. The NCO sponsored a booth to help educate the public about Federal investments in CIC R&D, participated in panel discussions, and helped coordinate a Town Hall meeting of the Presidential Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet. At SC98, the CIC R&D agencies and the NCO plan to demonstrate Next Generation Internet applications in the conference's Research Exhibit area and participate in panel discussions and tutorials on Federal CIC R&D activities.   For the most up-to-date information on CIC programs, the reader is invited to visit http://www.ccic.gov/.